Named Entity Results, Timothy Rives

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urkey buzzard matched against a great gyr falcon, and the result proved the truth of its prognostications.
Finding that the enemy did not appear to be disposed to molest us, many went back to their various occupations, but ready to be called upon at a moment's warning, and so it happened that on the fateful day our force was considerably diminished.
During this time, however, we were marched from one point to another on the lines, finding ourselves at last doing duty on the farm of Mr. Timothy Rives, on the Jerusalem Plank Road, south of the town.
During the interim we were employed in the usual avocations of camp life-drilling, doing guard and picket duty; when not thus engaged, amusing ourselves as best we might.
Quoit throwing was a favorite pastime.
I do not remember that cards were indulged in our company at least, as there was amongst us quite a sprinkling of elderly men, deacons and elders of churches, not usually given to such worldly recreations.
News regularly re

ing the enemy in front.
It proved a bloody angle for those devoted men who held that position.
Mr. John E. Friend was among the first to fall.
He had behaved with great coolness and bravery, he was shot dead by a man stationed behind a tree in Rives' yard.
Others showed no less bravery.
I was informed that Mr. W. C. Bannister, who was very deaf, on being summoned to surrender, either not understanding or showing fight, was shot dead.
Mr. James Kerr, a staunch and true man who had already clone good and faithful service, determined to give them a parting shot before he retreated.
He got down on one knee and, taking deliberate aim, fired into the Yankees, who were clustered like bees in Mr. Rives' front porch.
Fortunately he escaped with only a slight wound.
But the enemy having gotten completely around kept pouring in such a merciless fire that one after another fell until fourteen were killed outright or mortally wounded, and the earth that day was crimsoned with the life

n that day.
And may we not hope that when the oath flew up to the Chancery of Heaven, that as in my Uncle Toby's case, the recording angel dropped a tear upon the record and blotted it out forever.
But to resume my personal narrative, Mr. Timothy Rives was among the captured.
He drove up in his buggy after the fight was over, and was immediately taken prisoner.
His buggy was used to carry off the body of a Federal, who I think was an officer.
Mr. Rives was known as a man of strong UniMr. Rives was known as a man of strong Union sentiments, but was a non-combatant.
He was known in ante-bellum times as the War Horse of the democracy, and was in great repute among those who liked his peculiar style of oratory.
He had an opportunity of displaying his power of invective, when, meeting with a fellow who had piloted the enemy, he let him feel the full power of his tongue in the presence of the Federals, who were silent witnesses.
As we marched out we passed the body of poor Staubly lying where he had been shot, pierc